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When XP announced the new ICON and ICON-X metal detectors earlier this year, I was genuinely interested. On paper, there seemed to be an awful lot to like.

Here was a lightweight, fully wireless detector using XP’s FMF simultaneous multi-frequency technology, compatible with much of the Deus II ecosystem and offered at a significantly lower price than the flagship D...

Something unusual is happening at Quest Metal Detectors.

For more than two years I have followed the development and eventual release of the Quest S-Series. More recently I have been trying to establish why the new detectors, particularly the S30 and flagship S-Pro, remained unavailable here in the UK despite going on sale elsewhere.

Only eleven days ago I...

Somewhere in the Netherlands right now, a Quest S30 or S-Pro is being boxed up and sent out to a customer who clicked buy without a second thought. In the UK, the same machine remains something you can only ask about, and the answers keep changing.

The S-Series is finally moving, a real-world owner has spoken, and SpinADisc is not ordering stock until it has field evidence. This is where things stand.

Back in March, I wrote about the Quest S-Series appearing on Quest’s website with minimal fanfare, contradictory specs, and no distributor support in the UK or EU. You can read that article here:

When Minelab launched the Vanquish 60 Series, the inclusion of Bluetooth LE Audio on both the 460 and 560 looked like a genuine step forward. Cable-free detecting has obvious appeal, no lead dangling from the control box, no connector to corrode in wet weather, no risk of yanking the headphones off when bending down to retrieve a find. The reality, however, is that neither ma...